13/01/23  |  History
The Italian armored component on the Russian front
On June 22, 1941, the Armed Forces of the Third Reich began the so-called "Operation Barbarossa", the full-scale invasion of the Soviet Union. During...
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31/12/22  |  History
Warships of the Confederate Navy: Battleship Arkansas
I have had a strong interest in the history of the United States of America for several years now; in particular I became more and more passionate about the dynamics and issues...
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29/12/22  |  History
Young Italians at the front
I would like to share with you readers again (as already in a previous article) the letter of a young Italian soldier written to his family during his time at the front...
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26/12/22  |  History
The Necchi of the Grenadier
In the depths of Oltrepò Pavese, at the foot of the Apennines that unite Lombardy, Emilia, Piedmont and Liguria. That land which was the old Via del Sale and which...
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19/12/22  |  History
December 19, 1941: the Company of Alessandria
In the night between 18 and 19 December 1941, 6 raiders of the Navy carried out the Enterprise of Alexandria, to the detriment of the British fleet in the Mediterranean (...
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17/11/22  |  History
Letter from the front
I share with the readers of Difesa Online the letter of an Italian soldier written to his sister during his time at the front in the First World War, and for this ...
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08/11/22  |  History
"Warships do not emerge from the bosom of the waves"
The theme of the moral and material usefulness of historical studies must be handled with extreme caution, also because in reality the lessons of history are distorted, ...
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20/10/22  |  History
A success of pragmatism: a brief history of Racconigi's Italian-Russian agreement
In this short article we will briefly analyze one of the most underestimated chords in contemporary historiography, yet in the modest opinion of the author not at all ...
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26/08/22  |  History
The Maritime Military Arsenal of Taranto turns 133 years old
The Maritime Military Arsenal of Taranto was inaugurated, in the presence of King Umberto I of Savoy, on 21 August 1889, for ...
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12/08/22  |  History
Battle of mid-August, 1942
The history of the operation baptized by the British Pedestal, in Italy passed down in history as the Battle of Mezzo ...
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26/07/22  |  History
July 26, 1941 - Attack on the fortress of Malta
During the Second World War the island of Malta was considered a war objective of primary importance ...
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19/07/22  |  History
Asylum ships were born 111 years ago
On the proposal of the Minister of the Navy, Pasquale Leonardi Cattolica, the constitution was authorized on 13 July 1911 ...
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22/06/22  |  History
The Italian colonial question and the diplomatic clash for control of the Mediterranean (1945-1951)
Among the main issues that presented themselves to the table of the peace treaty between Italy and allied countries, there was ...
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11/06/22  |  History
When the Italians met the Russian tanks. The first encounter in Serafimovich's loop (24 July-2 August 1942)
Where the Don draws a bend in the stretch between Satonski and Serafimovich (Russian Fed), the first battle of ...
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23/04/22  |  History
The Moskova 1812
Among all the battles fought by Napoleon, that of Borodino, or otherwise called by French historiography ...
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29/03/22  |  History
March 28-29, 1941 - The Battle of Cape Matapan
On the afternoon of March 28, 1941, returning from an action in the waters of Gaudo in the south of Crete, the naval team ...
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18/12/21  |  History
18-19 December 1941: the Alexandria Company
In the night between 18 and 19 December 1941, 6 raiders of the Navy carried out the enterprise of ...
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16/12/21  |  History
60 years ago the Luigi Rizzo frigate, the first ship of the Navy with a flight deck
The Luigi Rizzo frigate, the first ship to 'host' on board a ...
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27/11/21  |  History
November 27, 1940: the battle of Capo Teulada
The battle, also known as Capo Spartivento, represents one of the first Italian responses to the "Taranto night" ...
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10/11/21  |  History
1918: The Italian "western front"
When in March 1918, Lieutenant General Alberico Albricci received the order to leave for France, or rather for ...
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Tribute (due) to the 80th "Roma" infantry who takes leave with honor

Well, yes, we are now used to witnessing the closure of the barracks and perhaps even a little to burying the long history of the departments, a phenomenon which however does not erase the memories. It also touched...

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"Il Signor Parolini" (ninth part)

The baked chicken, as expected, had lived up to its reputation, consolidating, where needed, the undisputed culinary mastery of Gastone, chief ...

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Backchannels and fireworks: US mediation behind Iranian retaliation on Israel?
As announced by the Iranian regime, the announced retaliation for the (unannounced) attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on 1 April 2024 which led to the death of...
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Letters to Defense Online: "Carabinieri and sinking of the Garibaldi"
Mine is not meant to be a sterile controversy but after more than thirty years of wearing the uniform I consider it a "fair" controversy. Decisions regarding the size and composition of forces...
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